The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2083
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
6:48 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1982
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 37m / -8.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.89° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.